Randomized study of prevention of gastrointestinal toxicities by nutritional support using an amino acid-rich elemental diet during chemotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer (KDOG 1101).

Chikatoshi KatadaSaeko FukazawaMitsuhiro SugawaraYasutoshi SakamotoKaoru TakahashiAkiko TakahashiAkinori WatanabeTakuya WadaKenji IshidoYasuaki FurueHiroki HaradaKei HosodaKeishi YamashitaNaoki HikiTeruko SatoTakafumi IchikawaMasayoshi ShichiriSatoshi TanabeWasaburo Koizumi

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2020)

Nutritional support provided by an amino acid-rich elemental diet was ineffective for reducing the incidence of adverse events caused by DCF chemotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer.

Keyphrases

amino acid
weight loss
locally advanced
physical activity
risk factors
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
radiation therapy